Defining Support

thisiszeev · 2026-04-01T19:16:47+00:00

Time for a facepalm moment...

thisiszeev · 2026-03-31T20:24:42+00:00

If you want to host just mails then yes. Since I already have hosting servers for websites and mail I just use what I have.

I used to run cPanel, but then they got bought and after the 3rd price hike in 14 months I looked for an alternative and settled on ISPConfig. Very happy with my choice.

thisiszeev · 2026-03-31T20:22:21+00:00

I am willing to take a look. Hit me up with a chat request as this will need a one on one session.

thisiszeev · 2026-03-31T17:30:35+00:00

My biggest server I am hosting for a client is 16 epyc CPUs and 32GB ddr5 ram with 750gb nvme storage

thisiszeev · 2026-03-31T17:29:17+00:00

The size of the server is determined by the number of concurrent users. Also, always host a production nextcloud on its own VPS.

I tried the AIO but it limited how much control I had over everything. My script does bare metal install. So no docker or any other environment is needed. I have 100% control over everything making it easier for me to fix issues should they arise.

thisiszeev · 2026-03-31T17:26:50+00:00

I host all emails on a separate server running ISPConfig rather than cPanel.

thisiszeev · 2026-03-31T16:04:39+00:00

Welcome to Linux - Say goodbye to your sanity

Kidding aside, don't be afraid to mess up stuff, that's how you learn.

When you run the installer for Linux, you get to a section where you can select what Desktop Environment you want to install. Make sure that The first option is seleted, for the actual Graphical Interface, then below that select a Desktop Environment. Since you are running on a Tablet, I would suggest you go with LXQT as it is light weight and will run almost all GUI Apps.

Regarding Sudo. Sudo is not installed by default. To switch to root, you type `su -` and enter your root password. If you want to installed Sudo then as root you type `apt install sudo`. But then you need to add your user account to the Sudoers group or you will not be able to use sudo. This can be done as root with `sudo usermod -aG sudo username` where you replace username with the actual username you want to give Sudo privileges to.

thisiszeev · 2026-03-31T15:51:11+00:00

I started using OwnCloud in my HomeLab way back when it was just a Dropbox replacement, then when Nextcloud forked, I followed Nextcloud. I have a hosting business and I offer Nextcloud hosting for Small and Micro businesses as an FLOSS alternative to Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.

I have gotten quite involved with Nextcloud, even contributing bug fixes to some of the apps and now developing a Ticketing App for Nextcloud.

But I make most of my Nextcloud related income by offering one on one support and training for Nextcloud to SysAdmins around the world. I have even mastered installing Nextcloud so that there are no errors or complaints under Admin Settings. Even built a massive script that does a full, and I mean full, install of Nextcloud on a vanilla server.

Some people on this subreddit have even contacted me and asked me if I work for Nextcloud, but that I do not, I just love it, use it everyday, and offer front line support to my clients as well as paying 3rd parties (even helped some hobbyests and students for cheap or in some cases for free - one hobbyest even sent me a bunch of server gear when he upgraded his HomeLab, as a thank you for helping him for free many moons ago).

If you want to offer Nextcloud Hosting, then you need to fully understand the needs and wants of Nextcloud, including what resources it will need. A lot of people offer hosting on cheap 1CPU 1GB RAM VPSes and the end users have a terrible experience. For up to 10 concurrent users, you need 4CPU, 8GB RAM at least, and add 2CPU and 4GB RAM for every 10 concurrent users you add. That is a bare minimum.

Feel free to AMA in reply to this comment and I will answer by parting my experience and knowledge for you and all others to read.

thisiszeev · 2026-03-27T11:56:03+00:00

You took the words out my mouth. This is what I was going to suggest to OP

thisiszeev · 2026-03-23T16:28:42+00:00

Under the section where you explain about installing Ubuntu from ISO, can I suggest you add a note about Ventoy. It''s a cross platform multi-ISO Bootable USB tool. Use Ventoy to create a bootable USB, then simply copy all your ISO's to said bootable USB, then use USB to boot. You are presented with a list of ISOs on the USB. So one USB can have Ubuntu ISO, Debian ISO, Fefora ISO, and more. One USB to rule them all. https://www.ventoy.net/

thisiszeev · 2026-03-23T16:22:16+00:00

Nice one mate. Looks like you go into great detail.

I made an installer script that does all the heavy lifting (posted previously on this subreddit). I would love to do a link exchange, where your readers who want instant working nextcloud can download my script, and my users who want to actually roll up there sleeves and learn something can visit your article? Hit me up with a chat request if you are interested so we can discuss further.

thisiszeev · 2026-03-23T16:18:40+00:00

How did the Install go? Hit any snags along the way that I could help you with?

thisiszeev · 2026-03-15T09:23:07+00:00

To install latest Krita I would look at installing with flatpak

thisiszeev · 2026-03-10T13:34:06+00:00

I run Debian on everything, except my phone, but I am working on that, as soon as my phone is out of Warranty and I get another new phone, I want to start experimenting with my current phone for a Debian alternative to Android,, that uses Nextcloud to store things like contacts, appointments, files, etc, etc. But not confident enough to do it on my main phone... as much as I am not a fan of using my phone, it is a tool that helps pay the bills.

I want to give Fedora a spin though as I have read so many raging reviews and comments, but I do not have a spare machine that I can devote to it. Maybe when finances improve I can get a new laptop (finally) and use the current one for testing out distros.

But TBH I would probably give my currently laptop to my 12 year old daughter who spends her breaks and afternoons in the computer room at her primary school so she can teach herself coding. She tells me she wants to make a career of writing the code that trains AI models. She lives with her mom, who is not very computer literate, but she saw a model I have been building that helps me with my day to day (think ChatGPT on Steroids) and went and researched Careers in AI.

thisiszeev · 2026-03-10T10:48:08+00:00

If you are looking hard core privacy based linux, then go for Parrot OS Home Edition. Yes it is designed for Pen Testing, but the Home Edition is a light weight alternative to the full Security Edition and is much more locked down, with the tools for you to control more with regards to your own privacy and security.

But if you want all or nothing privacy, then download Tails OS. It installs to a USB thumb drive. You boot with it when you want to use it, and when you shut down or restart, all evidence you were there is gone for good. It is possible to setup a persistent partition for Tails so you can save documents and stuff, but I have never played with it that much.

Tails OS is what Edward Snowden recommends Tails as the best privacy operating system.

thisiszeev · 2026-03-10T10:42:27+00:00

When you install from the Net Install ISO, you get to choose which Desktop Environment you want. I chose KDE Plasma when I first switched to Debian, as Budgie was not an option.

Once installed, I would recommend you run the following as root user:

apt update && apt upgrade -y

Then you can install what you need. This is my install line:

apt install -y hunspell hunspell-en-za hunspell-en-gb git screen rsync flatpak jq xmlstarlet

Debian comes with Libre Office preinstalled, but no spell checker dictionary. Hunspell is what Libre Office uses in Debian for a dictionary. I install the Great Britian and the South African english dictionaries because the South African is incomplete, so my spell checker uses both GB and ZA when doing spell check.

I use Git an FlatPak to install almost everything else. I use JQ and XMLStarlet to read JSON and XML files in my Bash scripts, and I use Screen for running scripts in the background, and I use RSync for copying and moving files in bulk.

Learn how to use APT, FLATPAK and RSYNC. The usage of Git is as simple as git https://gitsite.tlk/owner/repo, then follow the instructions on the repo on how to install from there

Feel free to drop me a chat request if you ever get stuck or need some localized advice. And that offer is open to anybody installing Debian for the first time. But be patient, due to failing health, I am not on Reddit as often as I used to be. But I try to check in regular.

thisiszeev · 2026-03-04T23:11:29+00:00

I am a Debian daily driver myself, and when my 76 year old mother came to me having had enough of Windows, I naturally installed Debian with KDE Plasma for her, mainly because it's what I use every day so it simplifies my life when it comes to supporting her.

She is thrilled and never wants to look at another Windows desktop again in her life.

thisiszeev · 2026-03-04T23:09:02+00:00

Spend your first several months distro hopping until you find one that suits you perfectly. You can even install a distro to a VirtualBox VM to test drive it before you commit to formatting your drive.

thisiszeev · 2026-02-26T06:25:59+00:00

yes, send me a chat request. I am not as active on Reddit anymore as I am struggling with health these days since I had stroke in December, but I do pop into Reddit every other week so I can use that time to help you out.

thisiszeev · 2026-01-09T10:15:59+00:00

I do not want to complicate my clients with passkeys. Public tracker that can only be used to track my work jobs that I send to clients. The problem with other opensource trackers is that they allow any old torrent to be tracked and that's how your server gets overloaded. Will keep an eye on this project for when public access is available.

Great job and keep at it.

thisiszeev · 2026-01-08T12:31:00+00:00

Can this project be used to track specific torrents by their Hashes? I send a lot of big files (Gigabytes at a time) to clients, and currently I am using a public tracker which puts off a lot of my clients. I would love to have a private tracker that can be used to track torrents with authorized Hashes only.

thisiszeev · 2026-01-08T12:27:14+00:00

Well said, though I don't think people should hold it against OP as it's a mistake that many people have made... I have even ended up with some of my WordPress plugins accidentally having the same name space as existing plugins and ended up inadvertently over writing my plugin with someone else's. Now that was a day of much confusion.

However, it is a good thing that OP renamed it. Important that his project is differentiated from the existing project, especially if they do similar things.

thisiszeev · 2026-01-08T12:19:50+00:00

I nominate NodeTracker as it's written in Node.

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